Wandin PRESCHOOL

Teacher

Genevieve Kogelman

I have worked in the Early Childhood industry for 27 years. The first 17years in a Community Based Childcare Centre where I worked as a Diploma trained educator with all age groups from babies through to 5-year-olds. During this employment I took on the role of centre Director for 5 years which provided me with lots of experience regarding the management of an Early Childhood Service. Throughout this period, I studied my Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies at the University of Melbourne as I always had the desire to be a kinder teacher. Luckily in 2021 the position at Wandin Preschool became available, another community-based service which has supported me to extend and enhance my new skills in being a Kindergarten Teacher. When working with the children I love seeing their independence grow, their resilience develop and where they become confident learners building on their social engagements with their friends. Our play-based learning environment supports child to be investigators and enquire about their learning, each day is different as we observe the children learn and watch them develop throughout the kinder year and often, they are teaching us too.

Educator

Simone Cicchelli

Hi my name is Simone Cicchelli,

I hold my Diploma of Children’s Services and have worked in the industry for 10 years, starting my journey in a childcare setting, learning and engaging with a variety of age groups. I found my passion with the kindergarten aged children and their enthusiasm to learn and providing them with those opportunities.

I started my next journey at Wandin Preschool in 2018 working alongside Geni with the 4 year old group.

Educator

Judy Moore